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Table of Contents:

• Se vittorie si belle ; O sia tranquillo / Monteverdi (8:37)
• Didone. Lament of Cassandra (5:31) ; Aeneas' farewell (6:09) / Cavalli
• Scherzi musicali. Qual sguardo / Monteverdi
• Virtù degli strali d'amore. Mio core respira / Cavalli (5:54)
• Scherzi musicali. Zefiro torna ; Concerto, settimo libro de madrigali. Chiome d'oro / Monteverdi (10:01)
• Scipione Africano. Lament of Sofonisba (4:53) ; Ah! tristo scellerato ; Stitira, Principessa di Persia. In India vò tornar (3:12) ; La Doriclea. Oh delle mie speranze (2:57) ; L'Oristeo. Campion di tua bella (4:40) / Cavalli.

Contributors:

Harper, Heather , singer

English, Gerald , singer

Cuénod, Hugues , singer

Leppard, Raymond , editor, writer of added commentary, conductor

Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643

Cavalli, Pier Francesco, 1602-1676

Bath Festival Ensemble , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

Italian
English

Language Notes:

Sung in Italian.

Included Works:

Madrigals [by Monteverdi, C.] > Book 8 > Se vittorie si belle

Madrigals [by Monteverdi, C.] > Book 8 > O sia tranquill'il mare

Didone [by Cavalli, P.F.] > Alma fiacca svanì

Didone [by Cavalli, P.F.] > Ohimè qual visione l'alma m'abbaglia?

Scherzi musicali [by Monteverdi, C.] > (1632) > Quel sguardo sdegnosetto

Virtù de' strali d'amore [by Cavalli, P.F.] > Mio core respira

Scherzi musicali [by Monteverdi, C.] > (1632) > Zefiro torna

Madrigals [by Monteverdi, C.] > Book 7 > Chiome d'oro, bel thesoro

Scipione Affricano [by Cavalli, P.F.] > Di misera regina strano destin

Scipione Affricano [by Cavalli, P.F.] > Ah! tristo scellerato

Statira, principessa di Persia [by Cavalli, P.F.] > In India vò tornar

Doriclea [by Cavalli, P.F.] > O delle mie speranze

Oristeo [by Cavalli, P.F.] > Campion di tua beltà

Alternate Titles:

Title on disc jacket: 17th century Venetian opera: music by Monteverdi & Cavalli

Subjects:

Vocal duets with harpsichord

Operas — Excerpts

Operas

Genres:

Operas

Excerpts

Chamber music

Performers:

Heather Harper, soprano ; Gerald English, Hughes Cuénod, tenors ; Bath Festival Ensemble ; Raymond Leppard, harpsichord and conductor.

Production Credits:

Music realized and edited by Raymond Leppard.

Performance Medium:

Singer; instrumental ensemble

General Notes:

Vocal duets with continuo by Monteverdi, and opera arias and duets by Cavalli.
Recorded in England.
Also issued in mono.
Program notes by the conductor on disc jacket; texts of the works, with English translations in part by Gwyn Morris inserted.
From the collection of Vernon Boyd.
Newspaper clippings and personal letter inserted in Library's copy.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

12 in.; 33 1/3 rpm

Audio Characteristics:

analog; 33 1/3 rpm; microgroove; stereo

Call Numbers:

LPZ 136,379
SORT LPZ 0136,379

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Angel: S. 36431

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

r 67003408 (i.e., r67003408)

OCLC Numbers:

1050146058
3101455 [Invalid]